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Hydrogen Bomb

see synonyms of hydrogen bomb

Noun

1. fusion bomb, h-bomb, hydrogen bomb, thermonuclear bomb

a nuclear weapon that releases atomic energy by union of light (hydrogen) nuclei at high temperatures to form helium

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Hydrogen Bomb

see synonyms of hydrogen bomb
noun
a type of bomb in which energy is released by fusion of hydrogen nuclei to give helium nuclei. The energy required to initiate the fusion is provided by the detonation of an atomic bomb, which is surrounded by a hydrogen-containing substance such as lithium deuteride
. Also called: H-bomb See also fusion bomb

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Hydrogen Bomb

see synonyms of hydrogen bomb
an extremely destructive nuclear bomb in which an initial atomic bomb explosion creates the necessary intense heat and pressure to start a nuclear fusion explosion of the heavy isotopes of hydrogen (deuterium and tritium); H-bomb

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Hydrogen Bomb

see synonyms of hydrogen bomb
n.
An explosive weapon of enormous destructive power resulting from the fusion of the nuclei of hydrogen isotopes to form helium nuclei.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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